Aegypius
| Aegypius | |
|---|---|
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| Cinereous vulture, (Aegypius monachus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Aegypiinae |
| Genus: | Aegypius Savigny, 1809 |
| Species | |
Aegypius is a genus of Old World vultures found in the subfamily Aegypiinae. Of the three species in the genus, only the cinereous vulture is extant.
The genus name Aegypius is a Greek word (αἰγυπιός) for 'vulture', or a bird not unlike one; Aelian describes the aegypius as "halfway between a vulture (gyps) and an eagle". Some authorities think this a good description of a lammergeier; others do not. Aegypius is the eponym of the species, whatever it was.[1]
References
- ↑ Celoria, Francis, ed. (1992). The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis : a translation with a commentary. London and New York: Routledge. p. 116 (note 60). ISBN 978-0-415-06896-3.
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